Tag: energy prices
Wholesale inflation in U.S. rises 2.2% in September, biggest year-over-year gain...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices rose last month at the fastest pace since April, suggesting that inflationary pressures remain despite a year and...
Sharply higher gas prices pushed up inflation in August, yet underlying...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A spike in gas prices pushed up inflation in August, yet most other costs rose at a more modest pace, evidence...
U.S. inflation has steadily cooled. Getting it down to the Fed’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of...
WalletHub: R.I. energy costs 15th most expensive in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 15th most expensive state when it comes to household energy costs in the U.S., according to a report...
A key inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slowed in February
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge slowed sharply last month, an encouraging sign in the Fed's yearlong effort to cool price...
An inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slows to still-high 6%
WASHINGTON (AP) – A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve eased but remained at an elevated level in October,...
U.S. producer prices soar 10.8% in May as energy costs spike
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. producer prices surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, underscoring the ongoing threat to the economy from inflation that...
U.S. inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing...
U.S. producer prices climbed 10% in February from a year ago
WASHINGTON – Wholesale inflation in the United States shot up 10% last month from a year earlier — another sign that inflationary pressures remain...